A robust optimization approach has been applied to the design of a piezoelectric brake. The force generated by the piezoelectric actuator is transmitted to the pad shoe through a lever. The optimal design of the lever is crucial for obtaining the desired performance of the brake. Increasing the stiffness and reducing the mass of the lever is the key problem for such kind of mechatronic brake. A trade off between mass and stiffness of the lever must be obtained. Multi-objective programming (MOP) has been applied in order to achieve the best compromise. In addition to MOP, the optimal robust design method has been applied to perform the optimal design not only by considering the performance of the system (the stiffness and mass of the lever) but also by taking into account the robustness (the sensitivity to the uncertain system parameters).This approach has allowed the proper design of the mechanism for the piezoelectric brake by taking into account different cross sections and materials.
Optimal Robust Design Optimization with Application to a Piezoelectric Brake
Sae International Journal of Passenger Cars. Mechanical Systems
Sae Int. J. Passeng. Cars – Mech. Syst
26th Brake Colloquium and Exhibition ; 2008
Sae International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems ; 1 , 1 ; 1208-1216
2008-10-12
9 pages
Conference paper
English
Optimal Robust Design Optimization with Application to a Piezoelectric Brake
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